History Mitteleurepoean by temperament Antipodean by exile

History books favor stories of conquests, escapes and exiles, not of continuity, so it is perhaps not surprising that many Europeans grow up believing they are a fighting mixture of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Danes, Vikings and Normans who invaded Britain. The defeated Celts, by this reckoning, left their legacy only in the hinterlands of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
· Breathing His Story [NYTimes]
· Reading Thoughtli(n)es on Civil Wars & Helenkas Peas [Eurekalert]